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| − | <blockquote><p> | + | <blockquote><p>'''Notes from the edge'''</p> |
| − | <p>I'm not certain when this record was known to [[Frank Zappa|FZ]] as an actual project. He might have easily been collecting/collating candidates and building a reef of sorts for a few years. But once he knew his eon was closing this quickly emerged as one among the few projects that he ''chose to complete''. Curiously, the date on the disc from [[Bob Ludwig]] is May 23 2005 and the date on the Master Tape check is 23 May 1993. Other coincidental and tangential collisions have occurred throughout every Zappa project and [[Trance-Fusion]] is no exception - check out the gypsy mutant vacuum cleaner swirling in castanets and the glow of the [[Chunga's Revenge]] studio campfire album art. This piece had long been an FZ standard when the existence of a certain famous (sic) flamenco dancer, La Chunga, was brought to out attention. The last time I heard this record with FZ was Thanksgiving, 1993. Among those present were one or two members of [[Gorky Park]], our friend [[Beverly D'Angelo]], my brother [[Midget]] (tech to FZ), [[Joe Travers]] (then drummer for FZ), [[Diva Zappa|Diva]] and [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]]. I might have been the only one considering the gathering gloom of the end of the lease on time. I might have been. And the very something the way this album closes and opens with the soon-to-be other Mr. Zappa on Guitar. Once, later and much beyond these last time, I remarked on this very thing. Dweezil said in a measured tone, "It's just a guitar record," and of course it is. But also, in the same way predicting [[Finding Higgs' Boson|Higgs' Boson]] is just another theory. [[A Cold Dark Matter|Of Dark Matter]] and the cold heart of gravity. Surrounded by music is what I miss is the running commentary on the view from the window beyond lightspeed by my favorite Guide to this Universe. And speaking on Science, one little anecdote about his powers of obeservation, dexterity, and thoughtspeed: Frank was amused by the sport he invented of finding as many possible ways to spell the name of a certain hotelier and lifestyler - with as many effs, pees and aitches in as many combinations thereof as possible, prompted no doubt by the majesty of the pose struck in the wall-sized framed photograph of the owner, just opposite the elevators, just off in general and specifically, the lobby of the Hotel in question, where FZ often stayed when performing in Chicago. While advancing on the elevator and in one seamless economic motion, Frank articulated his comment, well comet actually, thoroughly undetected by several others traveling through the same arc towards the same elevator. Well I do remember being boxed in at full capacity load, with the elevator doors slowly closing on the sight before us all - the glistening globulent lobbed lugey oozing in ominous silence down the image from face central. And there was just the most fleeting moment of acknowledgement between us. My hero. | + | <p>I'm not certain when this record was known to [[Frank Zappa|FZ]] as an actual project. He might have easily been collecting/collating candidates and building a reef of sorts for a few years. But once he knew his eon was closing this quickly emerged as one among the few projects that he ''chose to complete''. Curiously, the date on the disc from [[Bob Ludwig]] is May 23 2005 and the date on the Master Tape check is 23 May 1993. Other coincidental and tangential collisions have occurred throughout every Zappa project and [[Trance-Fusion]] is no exception - check out the gypsy mutant vacuum cleaner swirling in castanets and the glow of the [[Chunga's Revenge]] studio campfire album art. This piece had long been an FZ standard when the existence of a certain famous (sic) flamenco dancer, La Chunga, was brought to out attention. The last time I heard this record with FZ was Thanksgiving, 1993. Among those present were one or two members of [[Gorky Park]], our friend [[Beverly D'Angelo]], my brother [[Midget]] (tech to FZ), [[Joe Travers]] (then drummer for FZ), [[Diva Zappa|Diva]] and [[Dweezil Zappa|Dweezil]]. I might have been the only one considering the gathering gloom of the end of the lease on time. I might have been. And the very something the way this album closes and opens with the soon-to-be other Mr. Zappa on Guitar. Once, later and much beyond these last time, I remarked on this very thing. Dweezil said in a measured tone, "It's just a guitar record," and of course it is. But also, in the same way predicting [[Finding Higgs' Boson|Higgs' Boson]] is just another theory. [[A Cold Dark Matter|Of Dark Matter]] and the cold heart of gravity. Surrounded by music is what I miss is the running commentary on the view from the window beyond lightspeed by my favorite Guide to this Universe. And speaking on Science, one little anecdote about his powers of obeservation, dexterity, and thoughtspeed: Frank was amused by the sport he invented of finding as many possible ways to spell the name of a certain hotelier and lifestyler - with as many effs, pees and aitches in as many combinations thereof as possible, prompted no doubt by the majesty of the pose struck in the wall-sized framed photograph of the owner, just opposite the elevators, just off in general and specifically, the lobby of the Hotel in question, where FZ often stayed when performing in Chicago. While advancing on the elevator and in one seamless economic motion, Frank articulated his comment, well comet actually, thoroughly undetected by several others traveling through the same arc towards the same elevator. Well I do remember being boxed in at full capacity load, with the elevator doors slowly closing on the sight before us all - the glistening globulent lobbed lugey oozing in ominous silence down the image from face central. And there was just the most fleeting moment of acknowledgement between us. My hero.</p></blockquote> |
<div align=right>— [[Gail Zappa]], [[Trance-Fusion]] liner notes, 2006.</div> | <div align=right>— [[Gail Zappa]], [[Trance-Fusion]] liner notes, 2006.</div> | ||
Revision as of 00:59, 15 August 2008
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Players
All tracks
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Tracks 1 & 16
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Tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15 & 16
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Track 2
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Tracks 3, 5, 10, 12 & 14
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Track 6
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Tracks
CD
- Chunga's Revenge (7:01) - 19 April 1988 London, UK
- Bowling On Charen (5:03) - out-take from Wild Love, 28 October 1977 New York NY (early show)
- Good Lobna (1:39) - out-take from Let's Move To Cleveland, 4 December 1984 Memphis TN
- A Cold Dark Matter (3:31) - out-take from Inca Roads, 19 March 1988 Allentown PA
- Butter Or Canons (3:24) - out-take from Let's Move To Cleveland, 25 August 1984 New York NY
- Ask Dr. Stupid (3:20) - out-take from Easy Meat, 21 March 1979 Eppelheim, Germany
- Scratch & Sniff (3:56) - out-take from City Of Tiny Lites, 16 April 1988 Brighton, UK
- Trance-Fusion (4:19) - out-take from Marque-son's Chicken, 24 May 1988 Stuttgart, Germany
- Gorgo (2:41) - out-take from The Torture Never Stops, 1 May 1988 Stockholm, Sweden
- Diplodocus (3:22) - out-take from King Kong, 26 October 1984 Providence RI
- Soul Polka (3:17) - out-take from Oh No, 19 March 1988 Allentown PA
- For Giuseppe Franco (3:48) - out-take from Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, 17 December 1984 Seattle WA (late show)
- After Dinner Smoker (4:45) - out-take from The Torture Never Stops, 9 September 1988 Genoa, Italy
- Light Is All That Matters (3:46) - out-take from Let's Move To Cleveland, 17 December 1984 Seattle WA (late show)
- Finding Higgs' Boson (3:41) - out-take from Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, 8 May 1988 Vienna, Austria
- Bavarian Sunset (4:00) - out-take from post-I Am The Walrus jam, 9 May 1988 Munich, Germany
Release Notes
Compilation of live solos.
Liner Notes
Notes from the edge
I'm not certain when this record was known to FZ as an actual project. He might have easily been collecting/collating candidates and building a reef of sorts for a few years. But once he knew his eon was closing this quickly emerged as one among the few projects that he chose to complete. Curiously, the date on the disc from Bob Ludwig is May 23 2005 and the date on the Master Tape check is 23 May 1993. Other coincidental and tangential collisions have occurred throughout every Zappa project and Trance-Fusion is no exception - check out the gypsy mutant vacuum cleaner swirling in castanets and the glow of the Chunga's Revenge studio campfire album art. This piece had long been an FZ standard when the existence of a certain famous (sic) flamenco dancer, La Chunga, was brought to out attention. The last time I heard this record with FZ was Thanksgiving, 1993. Among those present were one or two members of Gorky Park, our friend Beverly D'Angelo, my brother Midget (tech to FZ), Joe Travers (then drummer for FZ), Diva and Dweezil. I might have been the only one considering the gathering gloom of the end of the lease on time. I might have been. And the very something the way this album closes and opens with the soon-to-be other Mr. Zappa on Guitar. Once, later and much beyond these last time, I remarked on this very thing. Dweezil said in a measured tone, "It's just a guitar record," and of course it is. But also, in the same way predicting Higgs' Boson is just another theory. Of Dark Matter and the cold heart of gravity. Surrounded by music is what I miss is the running commentary on the view from the window beyond lightspeed by my favorite Guide to this Universe. And speaking on Science, one little anecdote about his powers of obeservation, dexterity, and thoughtspeed: Frank was amused by the sport he invented of finding as many possible ways to spell the name of a certain hotelier and lifestyler - with as many effs, pees and aitches in as many combinations thereof as possible, prompted no doubt by the majesty of the pose struck in the wall-sized framed photograph of the owner, just opposite the elevators, just off in general and specifically, the lobby of the Hotel in question, where FZ often stayed when performing in Chicago. While advancing on the elevator and in one seamless economic motion, Frank articulated his comment, well comet actually, thoroughly undetected by several others traveling through the same arc towards the same elevator. Well I do remember being boxed in at full capacity load, with the elevator doors slowly closing on the sight before us all - the glistening globulent lobbed lugey oozing in ominous silence down the image from face central. And there was just the most fleeting moment of acknowledgement between us. My hero.
Background Information
Conceptual Continuity
Versions
| ZFT # | Version # | # discs | Format | Catalog # | Release (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Barcode (EAN-13) |
Artwork | Comment |
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| 79 | 1 Original Stereo |
1 | CD | Zappa ZR 20002 |
2006-10-24 | 0824302000229 | US edition. Matrix # IFPI 4121 ZR20002 3W 01 V IFPI L244 ZAPPA.COM4 |
